1984 Anti-Sikh Riots
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Caused by | Assassination of Indira Gandhi |
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Death(s) | 3,350 (official figure); 8,000 - 17,000 Sikhs (independent estimate) |
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ID | 1080980 |
About 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots
The 1984 anti-Sikh riots, also known as the 1984 Sikh Massacre, was a series of organised pogroms against Sikhs in India in response to the assassination of Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards.